However, because oral medications must pass through the digestive system, to have the same efficacy as IV medications oral antibiotics must have high âbioavailabilityâ â the percentage of the drug that reaches the blood. Drugs administered via PICC lines have, by definition, 100 percent bioavailability.
A: Bactrim is a type of antibiotic used to treat a range of bacterial infections in the body according to WebMD. Physicians prescribe Bactrim to treat certain types of sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections, respiratory illnesses, and various other infections.
What Conditions does Bactrim DS Treat? Chronic Bronchitis caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae; intestine infection due to the Shigella bacteria; Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis Jirovecii Organism; Infection of Urinary Tract due to Enterobacter Cloacae; Urinary Tract Infection caused by Klebsiella Bacteria